Oz the Great and Powerful

Based On the book by L. Frank Baum

Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner, from a story by Kapner. Based on L. Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz books and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. Starring James Franco in the title role, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, and Tony Cox; the film tells the story of Oscar Diggs, a deceitful stage magician who arrives in the Land of Oz and encounters three witches: Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West, Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East, and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. Diggs is then enlisted to restore order in Oz while struggling to resolve conflicts with the witches and himself.

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Release date:

February 14, 2013

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff

Genre:

Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2013 in adaptations